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Services

Rock River Center is the designated focal point of services for older adults and caregivers in Ogle County. Service statistics have grown at staggering rates, expanding by 62% over a two year period! Over half of the people receiving services throughout Ogle County have needs caused by non-economic factors, such as physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and geographic isolation.

Services provided by Rock River Center are designed to enable older and disabled persons to remain independent, thereby avoiding costly long term care.https://www.facebook.com/Rockrivercenterinc/

This publication has been created or produced by Rock River Center with financial assistance, in whole or in part, through a grant for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Federal Medicare Agency.

The caseworkers are available to counsel people regarding their insurance and Medicare needs.

If you have any questions contact 815-732-3252 or 800-541-5479

Senior Information Services

February 2019 - March 2019

Need help with Benefit Access Application (formally known as Circuit Breaker), Medicare, housing, personal care, homemaking, heating assistance or other things? Linda Sanders is AIRS Certified and is Rock River Center' specialist in aging. Appointments are needed for our Oregon office, but Linda is also available at various locations throughout Ogle County. If you are homebound and need someone to come to your home, please don't hesitate to call for assistance.

TransportationTransportation for older adults 60 years of age or older. Rock River Center provides a door to door service. There are no fixed routes or designated stops. Passengers are picked up at your home or other designated location and dropped off at your destination. Rock River Center attempts to schedule your ride as requested. Please call 1-815-732-3252 or 1-800-541-5479 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an in-town ride, and at least 48 hours notice to travel outside the county.

Suggested donation is $4.00 for local service and $15.00 for roundtrip transports out of the county.

Veteran's Assistance

Available in Oregon at Rock River Center

A Veteran's Service Officer is available at Rock River Center on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Please mark your calendars accordingly.

The Veteran's Service Officer comes to the Rock River Center voluntarily to serve Veterans of all ages, and assist them with applications and other benefits available to them.

This is a free service that has been provided for many years and you need not travel out of town. If you have any questions, call Rock River Center at 815-732-3252.

Prairie State Legal Services at Rock River Center

Third Thursday of the MonthPrairie State Legal Services has expanded its services to include an Attorney position focused exclusively on services for older adults. These services offer legal representation to older adults when dealing with the following:

Being abused or exploited;

Nursing home issues;

Assistance in preparation of power of attorney documents or other advance directives;

Help for homebound seniors who are facing loss of services;

Financial issues due to medical debts;

Denial of government income benefits; and many other problems.

Seniors ages 60 and over who would like an appointment with Prairie State Legal Representative at Rock River Center should first meet with a Caseworker at Rock River Center, 815-732-3252 or 800-541-5479 to receive a referral for an appointment with Prairie State Legal.

Once referrals are made, appointment dates and times are arranged by Prairie State Legal.

Walk-ins are no longer accepted for legal services when the PSLS Representative is at Rock River Center.

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Mission Statement

The mission of Rock River Center Inc. is to provide resources, activities and services that improve the quality of life for Ogle County's older adults, the disadvantaged, caregivers and the greater community.